Medical Assessor Vacancies

Department of Social Protection

Dublin

Folúntais do Mheasúnóirí Leighis Tá an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí freagrach as polasaithe tacaíochta ioncaim, cláir ghníomhachtaithe don mhargadh saothair agus polasaithe tacaíochta eile a fhorbairt mar aon le scéimeanna leasa shóisialaigh, fostaíocht, pobail agus seirbhísí eile a bhainistiú agus a sheachadadh. Riarann an roinn níos mó ná 90 scéim a bhfuil baint ag 15 díobh le breoiteacht. Is gné chriticiúil de scéimeanna leighis é a dheimhniú incháilitheachta leighis. Is é An tSeirbhís Athbhreithnithe agus Measúnaithe Leighis (SAML) a dhéanann é seo, bunaithe ar dheimhniú leighis agus tuarascálacha a chuir cleachtóir cúraim sláinte an éilitheora ar fáil agus, i gcásanna áirithe, bunaithe ar mheasúnuithe leighis a dhéanann measúnóirí leighis (MLanna) atá ina lia-chleachtóirí atá fostaithe ag An Roinn. Tá folúntais ann anois do phoist mar Mheasúnóirí Leighis. Is é atá i gceist leis an bpost den chuid is mó ná tuairim neamhchlaonta leighis a sholáthar chun treoir a thabhairt d’Oifigigh Bhreithiúnacha na Roinne maidir le teidlíochtaí a chinneadh do na scéimeanna éagsúla leighis a reáchtálann an Roinn.Féadfaidh Measúnóirí Leighis páirt a ghlacadh i dtionscadail taighde agus i ngníomhaíochtaí oideachais ábhartha freisin. Beidh an t-iarrthóir idéalach ina lia-chleachtóir atá cláraithe go hiomlán i gClár Ginearálta na Lia-Chleachtóirí atá á gcoinneáil ag Comhairle na nDochtúirí Leighis, nó atá i dteideal a bheith cláraithe agus oiliúint agus taithí iarchéime sásúil de thrí bliana ar a laghad aige sa ghairm leighis. Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais, logáil isteach ar www.gov.ie/dspcareers   Dáta deiridh: 14 Aibreán 2023. Táimid tiomanta do pholasaí comhdheiseanna agus spreagann muid iarratais faoi gach ceann  e na naoi bhforais den Acht um Chomhionannas Fostaíochta. Medical Assessor Vacancies The Department of Social Protection is responsible for the development of income support policies, labour market activation programmes and other support policies together with the management and delivery of social welfare schemes, employment, community and other services. The Department administers over 90 schemes of which 15 are illness related. Confirmation of medical eligibility is a critical element of medical schemes. This is undertaken by the Medical Review and Assessment Service (MRAS), based on medical certification and reports provided by the claimant’s health care practitioner and, in some instances, based on medical assessments undertaken by Medical Assessors (MAs) who are medical practitioners employed by the Department. Vacancies now exist for the position of Medical Assessor. The post mainly involves the provision of impartial medical opinion for the guidance of the Department’s Deciding Officers in determining entitlements to the various medical related schemes operated by the Department. Medical Assessors may also participate in relevant research projects and educational activities. The ideal candidate will be a medical practitioner who is fully registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners maintained by the Medical Council of Ireland or who is entitled to be so registered and have at least three years satisfactory postgraduate training and experience in the medical profession. For further details, please log onto www.gov.ie/dspcareers   Closing date: 14 April 2023. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.

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